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i think both of us would say i understand but i think both of us disagree with that. one of the most frightening thoughts is we'll let the next generation deal with the long-term deficit budget. it gets harder the longer you put it off. i'm with you complete i will that making those decisions is very important now. i think where you differ from people on the right is being reasonable about when you phase it in. the last couple of years is we have to get the deficit down this year or we have to cut spending this year. in a vulnerable economy that is dangerous. i think it is more important to make the hard decisions, make your fiscal consolidations back loaded. to kick in gradually over time, think is the right policy for an economy like we have that is still vulnerable. >> talking about the short-term decisionings. can we pay our bills this year? given your view about nothing can happen in two years. >> define pay our bills. >> will the federal government honor our debt this summer? >> that is a question about the debt limit. >> yes. >> i think so. i think the most lik
i think both of us would say i understand but i think both of us disagree with that. one of the most frightening thoughts is we'll let the next generation deal with the long-term deficit budget. it gets harder the longer you put it off. i'm with you complete i will that making those decisions is very important now. i think where you differ from people on the right is being reasonable about when you phase it in. the last couple of years is we have to get the deficit down this year or we have to...
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us for help. you're why i'm on the planet. >> thank you. you may not be the only -- [laughter] thank you. we have today ariella senior staff attorney at the women's rights project at the american civil liberties union. she is also very engaged in looking at this area and is going to share with us some of her perspectives on the challenges moving forward in 'em me menation. >> thank you. >> and i first want to thank conference organizers and women in international security and of course our partner in work on many issues affecting women in the military. and to my friend, anne coughlin for inviting me. i first met anne several years before either of these lawsuits working on a whole different issue and realized any issue where she got involved would be in good shape. i also want to give a special thank you not only to all of the service women, especially those who have spoken today, but in particular to four who i've gotten to know over the course of representing them in the lawsuit, and they are al
us for help. you're why i'm on the planet. >> thank you. you may not be the only -- [laughter] thank you. we have today ariella senior staff attorney at the women's rights project at the american civil liberties union. she is also very engaged in looking at this area and is going to share with us some of her perspectives on the challenges moving forward in 'em me menation. >> thank you. >> and i first want to thank conference organizers and women in international security and...
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americans question how we use the resources entrusted to us. now it has a budget of almost $60 billion and employs 22005000 people. -- two hundred 25,000 people. the government accountability office exposes billions of dollars and cost overruns that major dhs acquisition programs have incurred. as we have learned yesterday, dhs remains on the high risk list in several areas, including department management. the inspector general has identified over 1 billion in questionable cost. vhs -- dhs has yet to but these cost-saving opportunities. in 2012, the inspector general also identify specific challenges on how the department techs the homeland and manages its operations. the report noted difficulties in securing airports, identifying travelers in and out of the united states, and in fema on declaring its federal disasters, despite spending $4.3 billion annually. much more work remains for dhs to efficiently manage its finances, consolidate all legacy databases to efficient data system and improve acquisition outcomes. other examples of acceptable
americans question how we use the resources entrusted to us. now it has a budget of almost $60 billion and employs 22005000 people. -- two hundred 25,000 people. the government accountability office exposes billions of dollars and cost overruns that major dhs acquisition programs have incurred. as we have learned yesterday, dhs remains on the high risk list in several areas, including department management. the inspector general has identified over 1 billion in questionable cost. vhs -- dhs has...
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and tell us how to do things. they do polls and here's the five things that you did and four of them is really popular and this is a hot issue to so talk about one through four. just think about that. would there be a successful marriage that took that position? would there be a successful business enterprise or sports team or any other kind of relationship that depends on trust if you took that position? in my state of arkansas we call that walking into someone's living room and seeing a huge pink elephant and you don't get far by telling them how pretty the sofa is. that is wrong. if you're going to stir up the storm over immigration, health care, taking up easier access to the polls a priority, if you're going to do these things you have to alternative into them, not away from them. you cannot assume that people -- oh, that is not my demographic, i have nothing to say to them and they have nothing to say to us. one example, i went home to arkansas. there were hundreds in this group, about 70 had passed away sin
and tell us how to do things. they do polls and here's the five things that you did and four of them is really popular and this is a hot issue to so talk about one through four. just think about that. would there be a successful marriage that took that position? would there be a successful business enterprise or sports team or any other kind of relationship that depends on trust if you took that position? in my state of arkansas we call that walking into someone's living room and seeing a huge...
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they did not use to be. these to come to capitol hill and lobby for restrictions on gun ownership that made sense. la pierre become divorced from the majority of gun owners in this country who support things like universal background checks. he lives in a fantasy world where he thinks the agenda behind those of us who want to keep our kids say is to take the guns away from his members and legitimate gun owners. that is just a lie. i hope he and his colleagues stop saying it because i support the second amendment but i support the real second amendment. i'm a supporter of the second amendment that says everyone in this country does enjoy constitutional right to own a gun to either shoot for sport or protecting themselves and there is a line that can and always has been drawn in terms of what guns a reserve for the military and what guns are for the private citizens. he has some bizarre secret agenda that he thinks exists. host: here are the numbers to call -- let's go to the phones and hear from patrick, from
they did not use to be. these to come to capitol hill and lobby for restrictions on gun ownership that made sense. la pierre become divorced from the majority of gun owners in this country who support things like universal background checks. he lives in a fantasy world where he thinks the agenda behind those of us who want to keep our kids say is to take the guns away from his members and legitimate gun owners. that is just a lie. i hope he and his colleagues stop saying it because i support...
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we do not use them. in sight -- in chicago, you have strict gun control measures so the pool of potential victims is largely unharmed. -- unarmed. in chicago, out of 90 federal jurisdictions, chicago is number 89 in prosecution of crimes committed with guns. what do you know if you are a criminal in chicago? your potential victim is probably not going to be able to do anything if you are robbing him or whatever. you do not get any additional criminal penalties for using a gun. criminals in their own mind is rational. if is sentence is haven certain which it can be you are less likely to be using a gun. the government is not doing it, such prosecutions are down 35% during the administration. the president said it is time to prosecute gun crimes. we have laws and they are there. u.s. attorneys say with them, -- to them, you bring in somebody committed of a crime and i will send them to federal prison if they had a firearm. that can be done today. >> we want to thank you for doing this. my apologies. >> i a
we do not use them. in sight -- in chicago, you have strict gun control measures so the pool of potential victims is largely unharmed. -- unarmed. in chicago, out of 90 federal jurisdictions, chicago is number 89 in prosecution of crimes committed with guns. what do you know if you are a criminal in chicago? your potential victim is probably not going to be able to do anything if you are robbing him or whatever. you do not get any additional criminal penalties for using a gun. criminals in...
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then christopher anders and john bell winter on the use of drums. -- use of drones. "washington journal," live at 70 am eastern on c-span. >> what i have discovered as i have become more mature is the worst strategy to achieve happiness in life is to make that your primary goal. if you make happiness what you are striving for, you will not achieve it. instead, you'll end up narcissistic, self involved, caring about your own pleasures and satisfactions in life as a paramount goal. what i have found is happiness is best thought of as a byproduct of other things. it is a byproduct of meaningful work and family and friends and good health and love and care. we get happiness not by aiming directly at ford, but by throwing ourselves in a life projects, involving ourselves, and tried to have integrity. >> in "a conscious capitalism," whole foods ceo john mackey discusses how capitalism can be used for the good -- for good. >> having observed a steady improvement in the opportunity and well being of our citizens, i can report to you that the state of this old but youthful un
then christopher anders and john bell winter on the use of drums. -- use of drones. "washington journal," live at 70 am eastern on c-span. >> what i have discovered as i have become more mature is the worst strategy to achieve happiness in life is to make that your primary goal. if you make happiness what you are striving for, you will not achieve it. instead, you'll end up narcissistic, self involved, caring about your own pleasures and satisfactions in life as a paramount...